Israeli PM signals military escalation to occupy all of Gaza

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Smoke rises from Gaza City as seen seen from a Jordanian Air Force C-130 plane during an airdrop of humanitarian aid for Palestinians, Aug. 7, 2025.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is talking about ordering the Israeli military to escalate its campaign to take control of all of Gaza. Also, a wildfire rages across southwestern France, exacerbated by a heat wave and a recent project to overhaul the region’s vineyards. And, new research identifies the culprit behind more than a decade of mass sea star deaths. Plus, the 2025 World Games kicks off in China with sports like disc golf, drone racing and motosurf.

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In This Episode

Netanyahu signals military escalation in Gaza
4:57
Lyft partners with China’s Baidu to launch robotaxis in Europe
5:25
World Games 2025 kick off in China with sports like disc golf, drone racing and motosurf
2:57
Barbecue around the globe
8:09
France’s ‘wine lake’ problem fanning country’s largest wildfire in decades
3:31
New evidence of a stronghold for Mayan resistance to Spanish rule
0:40
India bans books in disputed Kashmir that allegedly promote ‘secession’
4:25
Pentagon rethinks its Africa strategy
8:16
New research finds culprit behind mass sea star deaths
5:32
Latin musician Eddie Palmieri dies
1:58